Keith Bowen

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Keith Bowen
Personal information
Full name Keith Bryn Bowen[1]
Date of birth (1958-02-26) 26 February 1958 (age 68)
Place of birth Northampton, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2]
Position Forward
Youth career
–1976 Northampton Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1976–1982 Northampton Town 65 (24)
1981–1983 Brentford 51 (9)
1983–1986 Colchester United 116 (38)
1987–1988 Barnet 4 (0)
Northampton Spencer
International career
Wales Schoolboys
Managerial career
–2002 Northampton Spencer (assistant)
2001 Northampton Spencer (caretaker)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Keith Bryn Bowen (born 26 February 1958) is a retired professional footballer who made over 230 appearances as a forward in the Football League for Colchester United, Northampton Town and Brentford. Born in England, he represented the Wales Schoolboys at international level.

Club career

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Bowen joined Northampton Town as a trainee in 1976 and made 65 Football League appearances for the club, scoring 24 goals.[3] In September 1981,[1] he was transferred to Brentford where he made 58 appearances, scoring 12 goals, before moving to Colchester United in March 1983.[4] There he made 132 appearances, scoring 48 goals,[5] before his professional career was ended prematurely by a car crash in 1986.[6] He dropped into non-League football with Conference club Barnet during the 1987–88 season,[7] before returning to Northampton to join United Counties League Premier Division club Northampton Spencer.[8] As of February 1995, he was still playing for the club.[9]

Coaching career

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Bowen was installed as player-assistant manager to manager Gary Sargent at Northampton Spencer in the late 1980s and remained in the role until December 2002.[8][10] He had a spell as caretaker manager of the club in late 2001, after the departure of Sargent.[11]

International career

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Bowen played for Wales at schoolboy level.[5]

Personal life

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Bowen's father Dave was a Wales international footballer and his brother Barry played for Brentford Reserves.[4][12] Prior to becoming a footballer, Bowen worked as an accountant and resumed his career after leaving professional football.[13]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brentford 1981–82[14] Third Division 38 8 3 2 — — 41 10
1982–83[14] 13 1 2 1 1 0 1[a] 0 17 2
Total 51 9 5 3 1 0 1 0 58 12
Colchester United 1982–83[15] Fourth Division 13 4 — — — 13 4
1983–84[16] 46 12 3 5 4 1 2[b] 0 55 18
1984–85[17] 42 17 1 0 2 1 2[b] 0 47 18
1985–86[18] 15 5 — 2 3 — 17 8
Total 116 38 4 5 8 5 4 0 132 48
Barnet 1987–88[19] Conference 4 0 2 2 — 0 0 6 2
Career Total 171 47 11 10 9 5 5 0 196 62
  1. ^ Appearance in Football League Group Cup
  2. ^ a b Appearances in FA Trophy

References

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  3. ^ Keith Bowen at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
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  • Keith Bowen at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
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